In this lesson we're going to decide where to place our links on our modern…bibliography and decide how they should look.…We're going to want to keep a modernist look to the page so we'll try and honor…the architectural space in the page.…We'll also try to create a vertical line and a focal point.…We'll start by picking a font.…Here are the fonts we are already using in the layout.…Let's eliminate the ones I don't think are the best choices.…Well, Droid Serif has a generous x- height and a slightly square structure, so…it's not as traditional looking as other serif fonts,…it's not as clean and simple on the page as PT Sans.…

It's not our best option.…We could use PT Sans Italic but it's too humanist, too soft.…PT Sans Bold is too heavy and will be hard to quickly skim when small.…It could also start to draw attention away from h3s, our resource titles.…PT SANS CAPS doesn't match anything else we're doing on the page, plus it…starts to feel a bit traditional.…Our best choice is PT Sans regular.…

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7/14/2011

Learn how to choose fonts for a web site and create beautiful, legible type. Author Laura Franz shares how to create designs that maximize readability (and keep visitors on the page) by paying attention to details in size, line-height, line length, alignment, color, vertical space, and more. Laura also demonstrates how to incorporate web fonts, style type with CSS, and pick fonts that work well together.